If you love outdoors, you must be aware of hydration bladders that came into use in the early 90's. The first requirement came from the cycling world, where athletes wanted hands-free access to water. Initially, they were sold in hydration packs. But after some time, all backpack manufacturers realized that it was a very convenient way to drink water during hiking and a number of other outdoor sports. And a result, most of the leading backpacks sold today are hydration bladder compatible in some way, either as a hole for the drink tube or as complicated as multiple compartments in ways to thread the drink tube through the shoulder straps.

Below mentioned are few points that you should consider when you are going to buy a hydration pack engine:

• Size and compatibility: The first thing you should look upon is if the hydration bladder will fit the compartment in your backpack. Most of the hydration bladders use almost a similar shape with a slight variation but the most important is the size. Bladders come in two-liter, three-liter sizes, and you can find smaller sizes as well. In general, it is recommended that you should go for 3L hydration bladders as compared to 1L and 2L bladders they are of same price and weight. If the compartment in pack is small, you should not buy 3L pack.


• Ease of cleaning: It is always a nightmare to clean a hydration bladder as it takes a lot of time for deep cleaning and drying as well. The use of sugary sports drinks leaves sugar inside the surface of the bladder and you will have to clean it after every use. It has two main areas to be cleaned: one is hose and other is bladder. If you buy zip-top bladders, it would be easy for you to clean it. Some zip-top bladders such as Geigerrig are dishwasher compatible. Moreover, it is easy to dry zip top bladders.


• Pressurized or unpressurized: A pressurized hydration bladder comes with two chambers: one for the water and one for air that is pressurized with a hand pump, which means that water will be squirting out of the bite valve without needing to be sucked.

It is easy to find hydration packs engine for sale as many companies are offering them. You can buy a hydration pack online as well. For more detail, visit the websites of the companies that offer them.